Reglet



Dec. 31, 1-940,

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Patented Dec. 31, 1940 1 UNITED "STATES.

REGLET Rolland E. Willis, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to I Emil Brown, Los Angeles, Calif. v v

Application October 14, 1938, Serial No. 234,935

10 Claims This invention relates to reglets, for sheet metal counter-flashing adapted to be installed on exterior building surfaces; and for expansion or so called fragile joints between-the vertical walls of two adjacent buildings,or a vertical division in a wall of one building. 7

'Counter-flashings and fragile joints of this character are commonly made from sheetmetal, the connection between the flashing or' the expansion joint and the wall being made by the aid of a reglet, and in such away that the joint between the elements is water tight. v Us'e'is es-, pecially'macle of this kind of construction for roofs, to cover the edges of the roofing material 'or-flashing and prevent ingress of *moi'sture along these edges. Use of this construction is also made to attach the expansile member of the fragile joint to the adjacent walls.

Thus for example, in the case of counterflashing, a series of layers of roofing felt, metal or other roofing material, covering a flat or sloping roof, may be turned up at one edge against a steep wall, which may be vertical or sloping. Counter-flashing is ordinarily provided to overlie this edge. It is necessary to secure this counter-flashing to the wall in a water tight manner, and this is done by means of a reglet. It isone of the objects of this invention to improve the construction of such reglets.

Walls to which this attachment is necessary are often formed by pouring concrete in forms. It is another object of this invention to make it possible in a simpleand efiective manner, to

the concrete form, so that the act of pouring the concrete serves at the same time to embed the anchoring elements of the reglet.

By the aid of this invention, it isnot necessary to provide recesses in the concrete wall to receive the counter-flashing. Since the reglet is anchored by the process of casting the concrete, the necessity of providing an anchoring recess in the wall, and of pointing up the recess, isobviated. Furthermore, by the use of this invention, it is not necessary to cut the concrete form to receive any portion of the reglet.

Another advantage obtained by the use of this invention is the ability to readily remove and replacethe counter-flashing without removing or injuring the reglet. Y

The reglet as constructed in accordance with this invention, provides a substantially horizontally extending trough into which a projection formed on the' counter-flashing may be engaged, for supporting the counter-flashing. The

length of the trough will usually be required'to be greater than the available lengths 'of the sheet metal, necessitating joining the adjacent sections of reglet by splicing. By the aid of the present invention, it is a simple matter to ensure that the seal is maintained when such splicing is necessary.

- In the case of an opening of fragile joint, a covering is provided for thevertically extending space between closely adjacent walls. This covering may take the form of resilient sheet metal .deeply folded in vertical direction so as to be flexible in a horizontal direction. Here a reglet is disposed in each wall adjacent the space, with the trough extending vertically. The metal cover is disposed with its opposite edges in the reglets.

This invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objects which may be made more easilyapparent from a consideration of several embodiments of the invention. For this purpose there are shown a few forms in the draw-- ingsaccompanying and forming part of the present specification. These forms, which illustrate the general principles of the invention, will now be described in detail; but it is to be understoodl that this detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of the invention is best definedbyth-e appended claims."

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a pictorial view, illustrating an in+ stallation of counter-fiashing in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view, illustrating the manner in which the counter-flashing may be placed into-cooperative relation with the reglet, 1

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but showing one edge of the reglet turned'down to form the sealedjoint; I

Figs. 4 and dare fragmentary sectional viewsv illustrating different manners in which the reglet may be supported on the inner surface of the concrete forms in order to cause it to'beproperly anchored in the cast walls;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through an expansion joint; Fig. 7 is a similar section through another form of expansion joint; I

Figs. 8 and 9 are pictorial views showing modi fled forms of reglets; Q v

- Fig. 10-is a section showing a modified form of reglet'in place in a wall;and 7 Fig; '11 shows the completed installation of the reglet of Fig. 10. a

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings there is a cast concrete wall I shown as extending vertically, for example, above a flat roof or the like. Lying adjacent the wall I there is shown a plurality of layers of waterproof material 2, such as roofing felt or the like, forming a flashing. Such material may be utilized to. overlie a roof surface or other exterior surface that is intended to be protected. Where the upper edge 3 extends along the wall I, there is an opportunity for moisture to' flowdownwardly between the wall I and the material 2. It is for this purpose that some form of counter-flashing is required to overlie the edge 3, and to protect the seam against moisture.

Any counter-flashing thus utilized must be secured to the wall I in a water tight manner. For

. this purpose, use is made of a reglet 4, shown in This loop prevents moisture working along the top of the upper fold from getting into the wall and also serves to anchor the reglet in the wall. The strip of material forming the reglet d'may extend in a substantially horizontal direction, as

' 'indicated in Fig, 1, to correspond to standard lapped relation.

sheet lengths.

The edge of the lower fold of the doubled over strip extends downwardly and is doubled on itself to form a narrow trough or hook I. It is within -this trough or hook that the counter-flashing 8 covers the top edge 3 of the material 2, as clearly length of the overlap which may'vary is indicated between the lines II and I2 of Fig; 1. In order that the narrow trough 9, be not required'to accommodate more than one thickness of metal,

the lip I may becut away over portions of the overlapping area of the counter-flashings B and-9. This is indicated by the sloping surfaces; I3 and I4, de1 "1ning respectively the top portions of the overlapping parts of counter-flashings 8 and 9. This allows free lateral movement of the counterflashing due to expansion and contraction and 'prevents damage to the counter-flashing.

, of the flange I5 is illustrated in'Fig. 3'. portion eifectively sheds moisture and; prevents any foreign matterfrom dropping into the trough I. The hook portion 16 is merely for the purpose of stiffening flange I5, so that it lays ,fi'at onthe finished job. Although the a-rrangementin Fig.

It is made 3 is shown as not compressed along the seam formed between the counter-flashing 8 and the reglet, in actual practice it may be advisable to compress all of the layers of metal upon each other, to form a metal seam. b

as shown in Fig. 1, the abutting joint should be 10 protected so as to prevent moisture from passing between them. Such a joint is illustrated by the line I I in Fig. 1. In order to protect this abutting joint, a sheet metal member I8 is disposed between the upper and lower portions of the folded over anchoring member.

It is then folded over to cover the joint between the abutting troughs I. The upper flanges I5 may be turned over this overlapping member I8. Any moisture or other foreign matter that may pass between the abutting flanges I5 is diverted by the member I8 away from the corresponding abutting portion'sIo'f. the trough "I. Both the joint between the reglets, and between the counter-flashing may expand if conditions are such as to It will be apparent that should it be desirable to remove the counter-flashing incident to roof repairs or for any'other reason, this may be readily done by bending flange, I5 (Fig. 3) upwardly towardits original position. This willpermitthe hook on counterflashingt to be lifted ,out of trough I, and the counterflashing removed. No damage isdone to the reglet, which, after replacement of the counterflashing, may havefiange I5 I bent downwardly again, when the'installation will be the same as when new;

One of the advantagesof theform ofreglet illustrated resides in the;facility with which it may be imbedded in the concrete wall. This is 0 done without providing any deep recesses in the. mold form or the wall I. Thus in Fig.5:the wood form I9 for. the cast; wall I is illustrated as having an inner mold surface 30. The reglet I, which is intended to be imbedded in the wall, is-shown rather narrowjstructures, the recesses formed in the wall are comparatively shallow. 'Such a recess 22 is illustrated-in Figs; 1, 2 and 3. I

It is possibleto attach the reglet 4 'in other ways to themold form. Thus, in Fig.1 4, instead of utilizing nailsalong the upwardly and down-' Wardly turned edge of the reglet; binding wire 23 may be utilized. This binding wire simply encompasses the reglet and has ends passing through appropriately formed aperture'sin the wood form 24. y The. free ends maybe twisted together as indicatedat 25, forholding the upwardly and downwardly extended edges of the reglet against the mold surface "ABuntil thew'all "has been cast;

It will be apparent that no cutting or 'oi zher' modification of, the form is required incident to the installation of the regletin'the finished wall. The reglet. is merely: securedittr theinside'of the form in the, proper positionfsothat. ittiscast in the wall. When the form is stripped, :the r'egl'et remains in the'wall'. J

If it isdesired to plaster," the wall-,L'alayer'of plastic 21- may be appliedvaJs-shown in Fig. :3,v the upper portion of recess R serving to anchor thebottom edgeof-the plastic; i

' a hook or trough 34.

In case a receiving edge, or ground, to plaster; against is required, .the modified design ofreglet shown in Figs. 10 and 11 may be used. Figylll shows the reglet as cast in a wall 3| the reglet being in its original shape. It will be plain that this type of reglet may be attached to the form.

in the same manner as the first type. The reglet is similar to the first type including a folded anchoring part 32 terminating in an upwardly directed loop 33, the lower fold terminating in The upwardly extending portion 36 of the upper fold 35 however is longer and starts farther back on the fold 35 extending allel to fold 32, a metal strip indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10 being used to force extension 39 over the top of the flashing. The part of portion 36 extending beyond the wall forming a ground for the plaster layer M, as shown in Fig. 11.

tension M and trough 45, as before.

It is not necessary that the reglet have the upturned loop along its inner edge to secure it in the wall. Thus, in Fig. 8, the reglet has the folded portion 43 terminating in the upward ex- However, the upturned loop is omitted, the folded portion 43 being provided with holes 46 at intervals. When the wall is cast, concrete enters these holes, and forms an anchor when it sets.

Other methods of anchoring the reglet may be used. Thus, in Fig. 9, the inner edge of reglet 4! is deformed, as by crimps 48, to provide an anchor in the concrete.

In Fig. 6, an expansion or fragile joint between two adjacent walls 58 and 5| is shown. Reglets 52 and 53, which may be any of the described types, are set in the walls. A convoluted strip of metal 54 has its edges folded to form hooks 55 and 56, which are inserted in pockets 51 and 58 of the reglets. The other leg of the reglet is then bent over to close the joint.

In Fig. '7 the wall 60 does not adjoin the corner of wall 61 thus the hooks 62 and 63 of the convoluted strip 64 are formed at right angles to each. The arrangement of the reglets will be readily apparent.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a wall, a flashing against the wall and a counter-flashing covering the joint between the flashing and the wall, the counter-flashing having a folded top edge forming a downwardly pointing trough, means adapted to be anchored to the wall and having a downward extension carrying an upwardly directed trough adapted to receive the trough on the counter-flashing, whereby said means supports the counter-flashing, said means also having another extension adapted to overlie the trough, said means, together with its extensions and trough, extending substantially the full length of the counterflashing, said flange and said extension lying initially in substantially the same plane, whereby the device may be superimposed on the inside surface of a mold form optionally at any angle from vertical to horizontal and without cutting the form, or laid up in a brick wall.

2. A device of the character described, including means forming an anchoring portion adapted to secure the device in a wall and whereby the device is self anchoring, a narrow trough formed on an extension of theanchoring portion adapted to receive a counter-flashing or an expansion joint covering and to form a water tight joint therewith, said trough being so formed as to per-- mit removal and replacement of said counterflashing or said covering, and a flange on the anchoring portion adapted to overlay the trough and to form a ground for a plastic layer on the wall, said means, together with its trough, extension and flange, extending substantially the full length of the counterflashing, said flange and said extension lying initially in substantially the same plane, whereby the device may be superimposed on the inside surface of a moldformv optionally at any angle from vertical to horizontal and without cutting the form, or laid up in a brick wall.

3. In a device of the character described, a

strip of thin ductile material doubled upon itself to form a body portion adapted to be embedded in a wall, the upper portion of the body having an upwardly directed continuation, the lower portion of thebody having a downwardly directed continuation, the lower continuation having a trough substantially in the plane of the wall adapted for connection with a counter-flashing, the free edge of the upper continuation lying substantially in the plane of the lower continuation.

4. In a device of the character described, a strip of thin ductile material doubled upon itself to form a body portion adapted to be embedded in a wall, the upper portion of the body having an upwardly directed continuation, the lower portion of the body having a downwardly directed continuation, the lower continuation having a trough substantially in the plane of the wall and on the outer side of said continuation, said trough being adapted for connection with a counterflashing, the free edge of the upper continuation lying substantially in the plane of the lower continuation, said upper continuation being adapted to be bent downwardly to overlie the connection between the counter-flashing and the lower continuation.

5. In a device of the character described, a strip of thin ductile material doubled upon itself to form a body portion adapted to be embedded in a wall, the upper portion of the body having an upwardly directed continuation, the lower portion of the body having a downwardly directed continuation, the lower continuation having a trough substantially in the plane of the wall and on the outer side of said continuation, said trough being adapted for connection with a counterflashing, the free edge of the upper continuation lying substantially in the plane of the lower continuation, said upper continuation being adapted to be bent downwardly to overlie the connection between the counter-flashing and the lower continuation, and a strip of metal adapted to be disposed between the doubled over portions to overlie the adjacent edges of adjoining devices, and having an extension adapted to conform with said bent upper continuation.

6. In a device of the character described, a strip of thin ductile material doubled upon itself to form a body portion adapted to be embedded in a wall, the upper portion of the body having an upwardly directed continuation, the lower portion of the body having a downwardly directed continuation, the lower continuation having an upwardly directed trough along its free edge and on the outside of the continuation, the free edge of the upper continuation lying substantially in the plane of the lower continuation, said upper and lower portions each extending substantially the full length of the body portion, the upper portion being adapted to be bent downwardly to overlie t e trough.

7. In a device of the character described, a

strip of thin ductile material doubled upon itself to form a body portion adapted to be embedded 10} in a wall, the upper portion of the body having an upwardly directed continuation, the lower portion of the body having a downwardly directed continuation, the lower continuation having a i, trough substantially in the plane of the wall and 15 on the outer side of said continuation, said trough being adapted for connection with a counterflashing, the free edge of the upper continuation lying substantially in the plane of the lower continuation, said upper continuation being adapted 20' to be bent downwardly to overlie the connection between the counterfiashing and the lower continuation, and to be bent upward subsequently to substantially its original position whereby the ,counterfl'ashing may be disconnected from the 25 lower continuation.

8. In a device of the character described, a strip of thin ductile material doubled upon itself to form a body portion adapted to be embedded in a wall, the upper portion of the body having 30' an upwardly directed continuation, the lower portion of the body having a downwardly directed continuation, the lower continuation having a trough substantially in the plane of the wall and t on the outer side of said continuation, said trough being adapted for connection with a counterflashing, the free edge of the upper continuation lying substantially in the plane of the lower continuation, said uppercontinuation being adapted to be bent downwardly to overlie the connection between the counterfiashing and the lower continuation, said upper continuation being of such length that when it overlies the trough, it projects from the wall to form a ground for plastic coat on the wall. 9. In a device of the character described, a doubled over sheet forming a wall anchoring portion, both layers of the sheet having alined apertures therethrough to provide for anchoring the sheet in a wall, one of said layers extending beyond the wall to form an upwardly and outwardly directed trough adapted to receive an edge of the oounterflashing, for there attaching the continuation to the counterfiashing without the neoessity of extending the counterflashing between the layers, the other of said layers being adapted to be bent to overlie the joint between the trough and the counterflashing.

10. A reglet comprising a section of sheet metal bent to provide adjacent center portions connected by an upwardly bent lip, one of the center portions being bent upwardly to provide an upper form-engaging portion, the other center portion being bent downwardly, outwardly, then upwardly to provide a lower form-engaging portion spaced 3 from the upper form-engaging portion behind which there is a trough to receive a portion of the counterflashing.

ROLLAND E. WILLIS. 

